Let's Keep Americans Healthy!Celebrate National Health Center Week
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Let’s Keep Americans Healthy! Iridium Suite Celebrates National Health Center Week Q:What is a Community Health Center? A:A federally funded organization that provides primary care services in medically under-served areas and/or to under-served populations. There are 1,200+centers & 8,200+ service sites Q:Where are the service sites? A: They are often located in schools, hospitals, universities, houses of worship, shopping centers and mobile vans. To find your local health center simply go to HRSA.gov and click “Find-A-Health Center,” or download the free “Find-A-Health-Center” app for your iPhone. Q:What kind of treatments are offered? A: Preventive care services such as childhood immunizations and pre-natal care. Chronic conditions like diabetes are managed. Dental and mental health care are also provided. 21.7 Million 86 Million Patients served Patient visits Q:Who can seek care at a health center? A: Anyone. Care is provided at an affordable price, regardless of whether a patient can pay or not. $11 Billion over 5 years for the operation, expansion, and construction of health centers throughout the nation. Q:What are other positive effects on the community? A: Health centers bring employment opportunities and improve economic conditions in these under-served, low-income type areas. 156,000+ health center employees 18,000 jobs were added 2010- 2011 Source: www.hhs.gov /healthcare By Medical Business Systems. Makers of Iridium Suite Medical Billing Software. See more at: www.iridiumsuite.com
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Let’s Keep Americans Healthy!Iridium Suite Celebrates
National Health Center WeekQ:What is a Community Health Center?
A:A federally funded organization that provides primary care services in medically under-served areas and/or to under-served populations.
There are
1,200+centers & 8,200+ service sites
Q:Where are the service sites?
A: They are often located in schools, hospitals, universities, houses of worship, shopping centers and mobile vans.
To find your local health center simply go to HRSA.gov and click “Find-A-Health Center,” or download the free “Find-A-Health-
Center” app for your iPhone.
Q:What kind of treatments are offered?
A: Preventive care services such as childhood immunizations and pre-natal care. Chronic conditions like diabetes are managed. Dental and mental health care are also provided.
21.7 Million 86 Million Patients served Patient visits
Q:Who can seek care at a health center?
A: Anyone. Care is provided at an affordable price, regardless of whether a patient can pay or not.
$11 Billion over 5 yearsfor the operation, expansion, and construction of health centers
throughout the nation.
Q:What are other positive effects on the community?
A: Health centers bring employment opportunities and improve economic conditions in these under-served, low-income type areas.
156,000+ health center employees
18,000 jobs were added 2010-2011
Source:www.hhs.gov/healthcare
By Medical Business Systems. Makers of Iridium Suite Medical Billing Software.See more at: www.iridiumsuite.com
